noun
Meaning 1
The appearance of new leaves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 2
The arrangement of multiple organs (such as leaves and flower parts) within a bud.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
Arrangement of only leaves within the bud; prefoliation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
(botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: arrangement
History
Etymology
From New Latin vernātiō, from Latin vernāre (“to be verdant, to flourish”) + -tiō (“-tion”, suffix forming abstract nouns), from vernus (“springlike”) + -āre (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥. Equivalent to vernal + -tion.